Suppose that X1,X2,...,Xn form a random sample from a uniform
distribution on the interval [θ1,θ2], where...
Suppose that X1,X2,...,Xn form a random sample from a uniform
distribution on the interval [θ1,θ2], where (−∞ < θ1 < θ2
< ∞). Find MME for both θ1 and θ2.
Let
X1,X2,...Xn
be a random sample of size n form a uniform distribution
on the interval [θ1,θ2].
Let Y = min
(X1,X2,...,Xn).
(a) Find the density function for Y. (Hint: find the
cdf and then differentiate.)
(b) Compute the expectation of Y.
(c) Suppose θ1= 0. Use part (b) to give an
unbiased estimator for θ2.
Suppose that X1, ..., Xn form a random sample from a uniform
distribution for on the interval [0, θ]. Show that T = max(X1, ...,
Xn) is a sufficient statistic for θ.
Let X1,X2,...,Xn be a random sample from a uniform distribution
on the interval (0,a). Recall that the maximum likelihood estimator
(MLE) of a is ˆ a = max(Xi).
a) Let Y = max(Xi). Use the fact that Y ≤ y if and only if each Xi
≤ y to derive the cumulative distribution function of Y.
b) Find the probability density function of Y from cdf.
c) Use the obtained pdf to show that MLE for a (ˆ a =...
Let X1,X2, . . . , Xn be a random sample from the uniform
distribution with pdf f(x; θ1, θ2) =
1/(2θ2), θ1 − θ2 < x <
θ1 + θ2, where −∞ < θ1 < ∞
and θ2 > 0, and the pdf is equal to zero
elsewhere.
(a) Show that Y1 = min(Xi) and Yn = max(Xi), the joint
sufficient statistics for θ1 and θ2, are
complete.
(b) Find the MVUEs of θ1 and θ2.
2. Let X1, ..., Xn be a random sample from a uniform
distribution on the interval (0, θ) where θ > 0 is a parameter.
The prior distribution of the parameter has the pdf f(t) =
βαβ/t^(β−1) for α < t < ∞ and zero elsewhere, where α > 0,
β > 0. Find the Bayes estimator for θ. Describe the usefulness
and the importance of Bayesian estimation.
We are assuming that theta = t, but we are unsure if...
Let X1, . . . , Xn be a random sample from a uniform
distribution on the interval [a, b]
(i) Find the moments estimators of a and b.
(ii) Find the MLEs of a and b.
Suppose X1, X2, ..., Xn is a random sample from a Poisson
distribution with unknown parameter µ.
a. What is the mean and variance of this distribution?
b. Is X1 + 2X6 − X8 an estimator of µ? Is it a good estimator?
Why or why not?
c. Find the moment estimator and MLE of µ.
d. Show the estimators in (c) are unbiased.
e. Find the MSE of the estimators in (c).
Given the frequency table below:
X 0...
Let X1, X2, . . . , Xn represent a random sample from a Rayleigh distribution with pdf
f(x; θ) = (x/θ) * e^x^2/(2θ) for x > 0
(a) It can be shown that E(X2 P ) = 2θ. Use this fact to construct an unbiased estimator of θ based on n i=1 X2 i .
(b) Estimate θ from the following n = 10 observations on vibratory stress of a turbine blade under specified conditions:
16.88 10.23 4.59 6.66...
Let X1, X2, ..., Xn be a random sample of size from a
distribution with probability density function
f(x) = λxλ−1 , 0 < x < 1, λ > 0
a) Get the method of moments estimator of λ. Calculate the
estimate when x1 = 0.1, x2 = 0.2, x3 = 0.3.
b) Get the maximum likelihood estimator of λ. Calculate the
estimate when x1 = 0.1, x2 = 0.2, x3 = 0.3.
. Let X1, X2, ..., Xn be a random sample of size 75 from a
distribution whose probability distribution function is given by
f(x; θ) = ( 1 for 0 < x < 1, 0 otherwise. Use the central
limit theorem to approximate P(0.45 < X < 0.55)